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⁵ Come and witness the True God’s endless works.
    His miraculous deeds done on behalf of humanity inspire fear.
⁶ He transformed the sea into dry land;
    our people passed through the river on foot!
Rejoice in Him; celebrate what He did there!
⁷ By His great might, He rules forever;
    His eyes watch over all the nations,
    so no one should go up against Him.

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⁸ Everyone, bless our True God!
    Let praise-filled voices be heard near and far—at home and on foreign soil!
⁹ Praise the One who gives us life and keeps us safe,
    who does not allow us to stumble in the darkness.

⁴⁹     As the slain of Israel fell, so must Babylon fall.
        As the slain of all the earth fell, so must Babylon fall.
⁵⁰     You who escape the blade of the sword
        must get out now. Don’t delay!
    Remember Me in that distant land;
        remember the Eternal, and think fondly of Jerusalem.
⁵¹     In that bittersweet moment,
        the remnant of My people will say,
    “We are ashamed—we have been insulted by invaders,
        and disgrace covers our faces
    When we think of foreigners entering the holy places of the Eternal’s temple
        and defiling it by their presence.”

⁵²     But I, the Eternal One, declare that the day will come
        when I will punish Babylon’s images and idols;
        and the groans of her dying will echo through the land.
⁵³     No matter how high she reaches or how strong her defenses,
        I will send enemies to destroy her.

⁵⁴ Listen! Hear the cry that comes from Babylon.
    It is the sound of great destruction in the land of Chaldea.
⁵⁵ For the Eternal is destroying Babylon;
    He will drown out the piercing sound of her cries
As wave after wave of her enemies roars in,
    crashing against her, with the deafening sound of battle in the air.
⁵⁶ A destroyer is coming to attack Babylon; her mighty warriors will be captured.
    Their weapons will be broken.
For the Eternal is a just God who pays accordingly,
    and He will repay Babylon in full.

⁵⁷ Eternal One: I will make her leaders and wise men drunk
        as well as her governors, leaders, and mighty warriors.
    And when they fall asleep, they will sleep forever,

    So says the King, whose name is the Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies.

⁵⁸ Eternal One: The wide and sturdy walls of Babylon will be toppled,
        and her massive city gates will be set on fire.
    The people toiled to build those walls,
        but it was all in vain.
    Prisoners from other lands exhausted themselves to build this city,
        but their work went up in flames.